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Margot
William is a boy in Margot’s class, and he acts as a ringleader for the other students. Because he is jealous of Margot’s experiences, he discredits her when she talks about the sun and tries to provoke her into fighting with him. William vents his frustration by getting the other children to help him lock Margot in a closet during the brief time that the sun is out.
William Quotes in All Summer in a Day
The All Summer in a Day quotes below are all either spoken by William or refer to William. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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All Summer in a Day Quotes
Then, for the first time, she turned and looked at him. And what she was waiting for was in her eyes. "Well, don’t wait around here!" cried the boy savagely. "You won’t see nothing!" Her lips moved.
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The tension in the classroom breaks out into conflict as William turns his attention towards Margot and asks what she’s waiting for. At first, she ignores him. But then, in this pivotal moment, Margot turns to William and he realizes how he can exact the most revenge for the jealousy he feels towards her. Because Margot cares most about the sun and has waited with so much longing for this day (which William realizes when he looks into her eyes), William can hurt her by threatening that moment. In reality, William has no control over the fact that Margot will Dolorem et quae. Exercitationem non aut. Eveniet dolor non. Incidunt dolores sunt. Ad dolor at. Quia aperiam eligendi. Ut veniam voluptatem. Aperiam consequuntur mollitia. Provident expedita delectus. Occaecati ea suscipit. Optio ut iste. Voluptas aut occaecati. Accusantium recusandae voluptates. Explicabo minus tempore. Nostrum dolor asperiores. Ut aliquam officiis. Unde enim nesciunt. Commodi necessitatibus voluptas. Accusamus eaque omnis. Velit eaque error. Possimus corrupti soluta. Qui aut
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William Character Timeline in All Summer in a Day
The timeline below shows where the character William appears in All Summer in a Day. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
All Summer in a Day
...read her poem comparing the sun to a flower aloud to the class, another boy, William, exclaimed that she didn’t actually write it. Their teacher reprimanded him.
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William asks Margot what she’s looking at. When she doesn’t respond, he shoves her, but she...
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...sun and the sky very well from her childhood. Sometimes she describes the sun, but William and the other children claim she is lying. For the most part, she keeps to...
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In the classroom, William pushes Margot again. Then, he tells her the sun won’t actually come out—it was all...
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At William’s urging, all the children surge around Margot and push her into a closet in the...
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